Ophthalmic Instrument Solutions: Intel for the OR

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ONE TRAY® for Ophthalmology Benefits the Entire OR Eye Team as Well as Patients - Sponsored Content

Thinking of Buying Smoke Evacuation Solutions

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The aging adult population offers the ophthalmology marketplace a boom as more patients seek eye care and eye surgeries to improve their quality of life. This means that ambulatory facilities are evolving to accommodate heavier caseloads as they upgrade their efficiencies and adopt new technologies. Time is essential to this successful business model. The ONE TRAY^® Sealed Sterilization Container helps these OR teams maximize throughput, reduces unwanted delays and streamlines the facility’s workflow. Designed for the rapid pace of ophthalmic procedures, ONE TRAY^® ensures that instruments are sterile, ready to use and available exactly when they are needed.

When every minute counts, ONE TRAY^® offers multiple benefits in the ophthalmology world. The rigid container provides efficient, effective and economical solutions to steam sterilization without the need for dry time. The ONE TRAY^® Rigid Sterilization Container is the solution for efficient instrument reprocessing by drastically reducing total reprocessing time compared to conventional methods.

Designed and manufactured in the U.S., this sealed sterilization container offers a more cost-effective method for sterilization of a wide range of medical devices including delicate ophthalmic instruments. Time, money, and resources within a facility are saved while fluid surgery schedules are enhanced and the hassles of sterile wrap tears and wet packs are mitigated with ONE TRAY^®.

Crafted from premium anodized aluminum and stainless-steel materials, a ONE TRAY^® rigid container consists of a base, lid, filter covers and deck plate that ensure durability and longevity. Featuring the innovative Compression Force Cam Locking design and patented SterObex™ filter covers, ONE TRAY^® offers an optimal lid to base interface. This advanced locking mechanism is a secure seal, effectively protecting the sterility of the instruments during transportation and storage.

For ophthalmic practices, there are multiple benefits of incorporating this product into a center’s workflow. For one, consistent on-time starts are likely. Having a more efficient workflow adds to even the possibility of adding an additional volume of procedures.

The staff is also affected by this modern approach. Staff efficiency is optimized as ONE TRAY^® reduces reprocessing bottlenecks and supports smoother handoffs from OR, to decontamination, to sterilization.

When following the ONE TRAY^® IFU for use, ophthalmic center teams can keep pace with the fastest surgeons, reduce the need for redundant instrument sets and operate confidently within sterilization standards with the most up-to-date reprocessing technology. ONE TRAY^® is intended to allow sterilization of the enclosed instruments and maintenance of the sterility of the enclosed instruments during 48-hour storage, transport and/or until used.

The cadence of ophthalmic procedures and the teams involved lend themselves to this product because it saves so much valuable time and can ensure the proper sterilization of ophthalmic instrumentation.

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Thinking of Buying Smoke Evacuation Solutions

The effort in the healthcare community to curb smoke in the OR for the benefit to both patients and staff has been an ongoing, long-term focus with many states already passing legislation to require smoke evacuation solutions in the operating room.

The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) has led the way as its Government Affairs Department advocates for members, patients and the entire perioperative team by fighting daily for the issues that affect the profession and patient safety – and by promoting policies and programs to advance the agenda of perioperative nursing. Surgical smoke evacuation is one of the cornerstones of this policy agenda (see this recent Outpatient Surgery Magazine article: Your Smoke Evacuation Legislation Playbook for 2025 | Outpatient Surgery Magazine)

The ambulatory facilities who have taken on a multitude of surgical procedures that create smoke on a regular basis in their operating rooms require up-to-date tools and techniques to keep their staff safe and the patient journey safe as well. Finding the right equipment and training staff members in how to use this equipment is a priority, especially in the states that have passed smoke legislation so far.

There are a number of companies that focus on smoke evacuation tools, some of which are part of larger safety packages. Here are some organizations that specialize in this important area and provide options that are both cost-effective and non-intrusive in the OR environment.

The Integration Solution that Tailors Your OR Experience

Northgate Technologies, Inc.

The Nebulae 1 50 LPM Insufflation System from Northgate Technologies, Inc. (NTI) provides higher clinical performance when you need it most. This cost-effective insufflation system allows surgeons to enhance their procedure at any time – so you don’t need to commit to an expensive setup at the beginning of the operation.

• Maintain a stable pneumo with high-flow smoke evacuation.
• Adjustable pressure settings accommodate pediatric to bariatric laparoscopic and robotic procedures.
• Luer-lock connection allows for any standard trocar connection.
• Evacuate smoke and reduce CO2 gas usage.

For more information, call (800) 348-0424, email [email protected] or visit www.ntisurgical.com/products/nebulae-i-system.

The Easy Way to Stop Smoking in the OR

Stryker Surgical Technologies

Free your ORs from harmful surgical plume with Stryker's expanded Neptune SafeAir smoke evacuation portfolio. The new easy-to-use SafeAir Compact Smoke Evacuator quietly sucks the plume through a ULPA filter that cleans the air of hazardous particles. Pair it with the new SafeAir Telescopic Smoke Evacuation Pencil; the electrode and suction tube can telescope out to 4.75 inches. When you don't need the telescoping function, use the SafeAir Smoke Evacuation Pencil. Product trials available.

For more information, visit SafeOR.com.

Leave the Status Quo Behind

Northgate Technologies, Inc.

Minimize smoke exposure in the OR while maintaining pneumoperitoneum stability, visibility, performance and safety with Nebulae SRS laparoscopic surgical smoke removal system from Northgate Technologies, Inc. Nebulae SRS uses an innovative closed-loop system that forms a seamless extension of the pneumoperitoneum to actively filter and capture contaminants while warming recirculated CO2 gas; avoids excess usage of CO2 gas and exchange of CO2 gas cylinders due to smoke evacuation.

For more information, call (800) 348-0424, email [email protected] or visit www.ntisurgical.com/srs.

When a Goal of Zero Means a Lot

Stryker Surgical Technologies

Join Stryker’s “Journey to Zero” campaign to improve safety for all caregivers and patients. Each day on the frontlines of healthcare there are risks and hazards to caregivers and patients:

• Exposure to surgical smoke
• Retained surgical sponges
• Splashes and spills
• Drug diversion
• Slips, trips, and falls

Stryker is here to match your dedication and devotion to the welfare of others, creating solutions that improve safety and championing technologies that safeguard providers and patients, so you have zero doubt and peace of mind knowing your OR is safe for all patients, surgeons, and nurses.

For more information, visit SafeOR.com OSM.